As of late...

...not much has been going on. Nothing especially blog worthy that is. We have hunkered down since our last trip has come and gone, and have been doing things locally. I have made two trips up to Julian recently. We went apple picking with family, then I went back up with my friend Jeannine for her birthday. Jordan actually ended up in Julian the very next day fighting a fire, he was gone a total of 4 days between his shifts and the fire, and that seems like a long time with 2 kids. I have started watching my niece Ella again, after a break while my sister was in between jobs. I watch her around 3 days a week, and although the days are busy, I enjoy having her around. I have them all on tight schedules, and when everything goes as planned, the day is smooth and goes by fast. Coleton is 5 months old and continues to grow, he already weighs 20 pounds. He sits up on his own, and loves to grasp anything in sight and bring it to his mouth. I love how babies are curious to a fault! I have started walking a lot more just around my neighborhood. I haven't done much in the way of exercising since Coleton was born, and it feels good to get out again. It is a perfect activity in the evenings when the kids are getting bored and fussy, I just load them up and they love being outside, and Clara loves pointing out everything she can see. I also love how it gives me more energy to do things after they have gone to bed, instead of just crashing on the couch like I usually do. Lately cold Fall type weather has hit us with a vengeance and I am loving every second of it. We have been having yummy hot beverages, which Clara says more like "hot britches," doing puzzles and just enjoying the change in the weather!

There's a short update on our lives, and some random pictures, sorry the blog has been neglected lately, I'll move it up the priority list!